DER-2-380 · BuckRES + NR

Unit 51A deer,Unit 51A

Units: 51A·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Answer card2022 draw · Nonresident

51 drew, 185 applied in 2022. 200th hardest of 532 New Mexico deer draws in 2022.

Draw result · 2022

24%

4 of 17 drew

Harvest success

25–33%

Range, 2020–2022

Applicants · 2022

185

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Drew
2022	Nonresident	17	4
2022	Outfitter	6	5
2022	Resident	162	42

New Mexico prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2022	Nonresident	4 of 17 drew	17	4	24%
2022	Outfitter	5 of 6 drew	6	5	83%
2022	Resident	42 of 162 drew	162	42	26%
2021	Nonresident	3 of 6 drew	6	3	50%
2021	Outfitter	2 of 2 drew	2	2	100%
2021	Resident	44 of 200 drew	200	44	22%
2020	Nonresident	4 of 14 drew	14	4	29%
2020	Outfitter	4 of 4 drew	4	4	100%
2020	Resident	45 of 148 drew	148	45	30%
2019	Nonresident	4 of 9 drew	9	4	44%
2019	Outfitter	2 of 2 drew	2	2	100%
2019	Resident	42 of 156 drew	156	42	27%

Other applicant tracks

Track	Year	Applied	Drew
Outfitter	2022	6	5

Draws that run alongside the general one, from the latest results.

What it is

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Harvest success, DER-2-380

2019–2022

1921%2025%2133%2227%

2022: 15 taken by 56 hunters. Success is animals taken ÷ hunters.

Other deer hunts in Unit 51A

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Before you apply

Tag fee: “High-Demand (HD) $60 $623”
Tag fee: “Quality (Q) $60 $623”
Points: “New Mexico does not grant preference to previously unsuccessful applicants.”
Application fee: “All draw license fees include a nonrefundable application fee (residents: $7; non-residents: $13).”

Rules for 2026.

Source: NMDGF · Updated Nov 13, 2026